Actually, I prefer tea.

08/05/2010

It All Started With A Chat Room And A Post-It Note*

So here I sit in a basement in New Hampshire, a little over 10 years after that chat room and post it note. Take a lonely housewife in Maryland whose husband worked ridiculously long hours with 2 kids and one on the way and mix it with a soon to be new mom in New Hampshire stuck on bedrest. Add an "Expecting" chat room full of pregnant women. Give 'em a due date just days apart. Mix in years of AOL instant messaging before the days of unlimited long distance. Throw in a couple of messy divorces. Hours upon hours of heart to hearts. Then add in finding our soulmates, new marriages, and some wonderful new kiddos. Somehow that became the recipe for one of the best friendships I have ever had in my entire life.

The laughter, the tears, just plain everything, God has been so good in blessing me with a friend like Alisa. God even made sure to postpone everything that I would get this trip to be able to see her and share her 32nd birthday with her. Sure most days, it's a phone call is all we can share. But this week we shared life and death experiences (depending on who you ask), laughter, a bit of sangria, good food, pretty painted toes and fingers, and more karaoke than I ever thought I'd since in my lifetime.

*Ok, so we had close due dates and I was going for an appointment. We had just met in the chat room and Alisa wanted me to let her know how my appointment that day went (she was new to the chat room), so I put a post-it on my computer monitor so I would remember to log on and tell her. Best use of a post-it note ever. I guess I owe post it note a thank you for helping to forge a friendship that would last for years.